"Communion in the hand" is a Protestant innovation foisted upon the Catholic world in the name of false ecumenism. The Novus Ordo practice of communion in the hand is rooted in the rejection of the Catholic doctrine on the Holy Eucharist and the denial of the Catholic priesthood.This, on the other hand, is pure hogwash. I received Communion in the hand for several years, and yet I never rejected Catholic doctrine on the Holy Eucharist, nor did I deny the priesthood. There is no evidence those who instituted these practices did either.
Some people think that just because a Protestant may have done it first, at least in relatively modern times, it therefore must be a rejection of Catholic principles. It is a rather faulty worldview.
patent +AMDG
Agree.